Holiday Gift Guide 2014: For Acquaintances, Secret Santas, and Teachers
Secret Santas, coworkers, teachers and other casual acquaintances can make holiday shopping tricky. We've got a list of sure-to-please gifts you might be tempted to keep for yourself!
Price Limit: Under $20
(1) Red Wine Decanter, C$19.50 at Indigo
(2) Me to We Rafiki Bracelet, C$10 at Indigo or Staples
Editor's Note: These bracelets are more than just pretty jewelry. Handmade by mothers in Kenya, each design supports a different charitable cause: Red for Medical Care, Green for Food, Blue for Fresh Water, etc. I loved them so much I literally bought one of each and my kids' teachers are the lucky recipients!
(3) A House In the Sky (New York Times bestselling memoir by Amanda Lindhout), C$19 / US$12
(4) C.O. Bigelow Barber, $19.50 at Bath & Body Works
(5) Soft Hands, Warm Kisses Hand & Lip Set, C$12 / US$10 at The Body Shop
(6) LUSH Golden Wonder Gift Set, C$19.95 / US$19.95 at LUSH
(7) Final Touch Recipe Cocktail Shaker (printed with 7 cocktail recipes), C$19.99 at Amazon
Price Limit: Under $50
(8) Expressions Bread Board, C$22 at Indigo
(9) treeline recycled Water Bottle, C$29.99 at tentree
Editor's Note: tentree plants 10 trees for every item you purchase in support of a cleaner environment. Your product also comes with a tree code that allows you to see where your 10 trees have been planted!
(10) A Great Game (National Bestselling history of professional hockey by Stephen Harper), C$22 / US$22 at Amazon
(11) Cards Against Humanity: a party game for horrible people (with 0% of proceeds to charity), $25
*Editor's Note: they also offer games that DO support charity in case your recipient does not have a sense of humour.
(12) Cambodia Collection T-shirt, C$34.99 at tentree
Editor's Note: Like #9 above, this product also supports the planting of 10 trees, in this case specifically in Cambodia. You will also receive a special gift with purchase - see site for details!
(13) Poinsettia Ornament, C$50 / US$43 at Swarovski
Do you have any gift suggestions for the hard-to-shop people in your life? Help us out by posting in the comments!
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 | Some of these seem a little to personal for acquaintances (like the books), I think more neutral things would be best for someone you barely know. But over all good list |
 | I ask the people I care about what they want if I have no other ideas. Otherwise, I just try to be observant as to what they're interested in and what they've been eyeing all year but haven't gone out and bought themselves. |
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